The next deadly attack came on June 29th, 2010 in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district in which 26 CRPF jawans were killed.

Every year, many lives are lost in such Maoist attacks.

The Naxalite-Maoist terror menace is believed by some to India’s biggest internal security issue. In 2011, police groups in India had accused China and Pakistan of providing financial support to the Naxals.

The chief organisation behind the insurgency is the Communist Party of India (Maoist). This party which has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the government of India under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, aims to depose the existing state machinery in India and establish a Maoist regime in the country.

They claim to wage this war for the legitimate rights of tribal and other people living in the forest belts of the country.